The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-01
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

"CAMP- MEETING John Allen, of Maine is now
attending his 373d camp-meeting. He is ninety
two years old
THERE two ministers in the Fiftieth Con-
gress-Stewart, of Georgia. and Mckinney, OF
New Hampshire
PRESIDENT JAMES B. ANGEL, of Mchiga
University. is New England man, but has
come to look like typical Westerner
AN old ex-prize fighter is authority for the
statement that the repeating of verso of the
Scripture invariably stops nose bleed"
TEXAS editor who advertised that he would
take country produce for subscriptions ten
dered couple of wildcats in box but he in
dignantly drew the line at wildcats.
SAMUEL J. RANDALL, the pr ointment Pennsyl-
vana Congressman, spends the summer with
his family in a low farm house, where he passes
the simplest country life and cultivates his
vegetables.
WHEN showing the German Emperor through
his great iron-works the late Alfred Krupp
pointed out the very spot where. illfed boy
of ten years. he was glad to take from of his
fathers workmen a piece Of bread to appease
his hunger.
Mr.. GEORGE w. CHILDs. of Philadelphia.
put his hand into pocket-book, which seems
always open and full, and organized practical
relief on his account for sick children,
during the terrible period of heat, by sending
them to the sea shore.
AT Viareggio recently the Duchess of Madrid
while walking in the park surrounding her villa,
narrowly escaped being struck by a stray
non ball which came from the naval artillery
practicing range. She will bring suit fo- dam
ages against the italian Government
SERGEANT MASON, made famous for having
shot at Guiteau during his trial for the murder
of President Garfield, has become a prosperous
and very quiet farmer in Orange county Virgin
ia. He, with Betty and several babies are re-
,ta1 he H.. III
THERE is a rod in pickle for Rider Haggard.
It is rumored that the Putnams are about to
republish DR.. Mayns "Kaloolah," which ran
through thirty editions some twenty years ago,
and leave the world to judge where Mr.. Hag-
gard found his inspiration for Allan Quater-
main.
THERE are at present at Stratsord. Conn, two
interesting old ladies. One is Mrs Perry, widow
of Commodore Perry, the hero of Lake Erie,
and the other is Mrs. Lamb, widow Of General
Lamb, a prominent officer in the war of 1872
They are both well on in years, but bright and
active
JOE MACKIN is trying hard to get a pardon in
Illinois. and not few prominent men have on
their desks the neatly carved and eilded paper
weights of stone bearing the recipients names
in gold letters which forwarded from the
penitentiary some time ago with Joe Mackin's
compliments.
THE late Girard B. Allen. the St. Louis mill
ionaire and philanthropst. carefully husbanded
his physical strength in old age. He would ride
rather than walk if he had only two three
blocks to go. II consider" he said, lat my age
that every step take wears out the machine
just that much"
MISS DAISY HAMPTON, Gen. Wade Hampton's
daughter. has hobby. 1t is the healthy one of
pedestrianism. While the General was away on
his last fortnight's northern tour Miss Hampton
walked from her home to Charleston. distance
of 145 miles. making record of twenty-five
miles in one day.
CHAUNoEY NJ. DEPEw recently received q
couple of handsome blue china vases from the
French government in recognition of his
nection with the Bartholdi statue celebration,
and as graceful compliment for his services
orator that occasion. They exquisite
specimens of workmanship.
IRA D. SANKEY has given the land on which
the new building of the First Methodist Church
at New Castle, Pa, will stand, and ground will
be broken for the foundation next week Mr.
early manhood. and was superintendent of it's
Sunday school for several years.
CHARLES RAU, one of the curators of the
Smithsonian Institution, who recently died in
Washington, was a curious character. He had
no relatives IN this country and leaves his fort
une to q nephew in Germany. For fifty years
he lived the life of miser. He slept and cooked
in one room in the Smithsonian building
NEARLY all the women of the Salvation Army
have a heart worked in India ink upon the right
shoulder. In any of them Is taken
sick or dies away from home in foreign
country, the sign of the heart will entitle her to
care or a suitable burial at the expense of the
en- tire organization no matter whether she is or
is not in good standing
ONE of the queerest facts in natural history
has been discovered by Rev. j. j. Lafferty. Of
Richmond, who gives it to the world in his
Ii gious journal follows: when sparrow
hawk pounces a guinea he lets the gninea fy
but the hawk sitting the back of the fowl,
uses his own tail to guide the guinea He al
ways steers his victim to his nest in the forest"
CHIEF ANDREW SELTIsE. of the Coeur d'Alene
Indians of Idaho, at the head of the delega-
ton from his tribe which called on the President
a few DAYS ago. He is a fne-iookinn man, about
seventy years of age His hair is gray, but his
eyes are bright and his form is straight and
stalwart. He was highly pleased with President
Cleveland, and now speaks of him "a good man,
o nice man who likes good Indiana" He be
counted to help the second-term BOOM
AT the Imperial Institute cornerstone laying,
1t is said, Queen victoris used glasses for the
irst time in public. Mr.. Matthews had forgot
ten to bring the rsply to the address, which,
Home Secretary. it WAS his duty TO draw ap and
hand to Her Majesty re that she might read 1t
at tho proper time % when tbs proper time
came the document was Forthcoming. and
Mr. Matthews hastily scrawled from mem DRY
reproduction of the document over which he